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Video Codec issue with Sony HDD cam - mpgv

Asked by: fekdep

I have a Sony DCR-SR100 HDD Camcorder.  It records to .mpg.  VLC says that it uses an mpgv codec.

ONLY VLC can view these files.  I want to be able to edit these movies with Windows Moviemaker.  I don't want to convert files everytime that I pull them off of the camera.

Has anyone found a codec for this for Media Player? I've googled the hell out of this.

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2007-05-07 at 19:23:32ID22558233
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mpgv

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Windows Media Player

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Windows XP Operating System

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Answers

 

by: MeretePosted on 2007-05-07 at 20:27:35ID: 19047517

when you upload the movies off your camera to your hdd choose a different format or simply grab them out of the USB drive it creates when you plug in the cam.
Are they saved as .MOD you can rename them to .mpg
WMM will not support .MOV you'll have to convert them to avi.

Do you have WMM 2?
Windows Movie Maker 2.1 Download
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemaker2.mspx

Tutorials for video editing with Windows Movie Maker - Step 1 Import
http://realiventblog.com/2006/11/29/tutorials-for-video-editing-with-windows-movie-maker-step-1-import/
so many tuturials
http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/Tutorials/

 

by: fekdepPosted on 2007-05-07 at 21:37:39ID: 19047659

no format to choose from.  It saves them natively as these .mpg files.  A little more research informs me that they are vob files with an mpg extension.

Yes, its 2.1.

 

by: MeretePosted on 2007-05-08 at 04:54:51ID: 19049006

Yes I did a little research on your behalf,
http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/05/sony-dcr-sr100-handycam-hard-drive-camcorder/

From what I have read about the specs your movies are a HD mpg2, and i-movie supports editing them.
i-movie is a quicktime format. Very nice quality too.
http://www.apple.com/ilife/imovie/
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iMovie_HD_6_Getting_Started.pdf

Windows movie maker does not support mpg2
File formats supported by Windows Movie Maker in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308464

Here is a few mpg2 video editors
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/sections/video-editors-basic
Hope this helps you, let me know if you have any other questions and I shall endevour to find answers for you
Regards Merete

 

by: fekdepPosted on 2007-05-11 at 11:23:53ID: 19074161

Ok, I've accepted that I can't edit these files right in moviemaker, however that is what I have.  How about a batch video conversion tool.  Aware of any?

Thanks.

 

by: MeretePosted on 2007-05-11 at 18:41:18ID: 19076756

Here's a few take your pick some maybe free others i have looked at too much, its out of my range of experteese so I'll list a few   :)
http://www.video-tool.com/
http://www.batchconverter.com/
http://batch-conversion.qarchive.org/

Try a search in our E database for previously asked questions.
Batch conversion of .MOV files to XviD or .mpg
http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Miscellaneous/Q_21751516.html?sfQueryTermInfo=1+batch+convers+video

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Other/Miscellaneous/Q_21676668.html?sfQueryTermInfo=1+batch+convers+video

cheers
Merete

 

by: fekdepPosted on 2007-05-11 at 21:03:27ID: 19077057

This indirectly worked.  Through video-tool.com I found the codec that Moviemaker needed to view the files.

The codec pack is "Codec Pack All-in-one"

It can be found here:
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Codec_Pack_All_in_1.htm

 

by: MeretePosted on 2007-05-11 at 21:40:13ID: 19077130

righto!!, that looks a bit like gordian knot Lite rip pack.
I thought you wanted to edit them in WMM?
Here is the rip pack codecs you'll see my point.
Lots of great tools
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/K_Lite_Codec_Pack.htm
and this one has the programs
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Video/Encoders-Converter-DIVX-Related/Gordian-Knot-Rip-Pack.shtml
fekdep I appreciate the points too thank you
Enjoy
Merete



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